IELTS total 7.0, IELTS reading 7.0, IELTS writing 7.0, IELTS speaking 7.0, IELTS listening 7.0
TOEFL iBT: total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening
PTE Academic: Overall score of 65 AND Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening
Prepare for a dynamic career in law with our professional law honours degree.
From your very first weeks as a student, you'll gain valuable skills that you can apply in reasoning, reporting, analysis, negotiation, communication and advocacy to resolve complex legal problems.
You will be involved in mock-trials in our Moot Court, learning what it’s like to act as an advocate and present before a judge. You will also be guided to reach your potential and become career ready, with opportunities for international study tours as well as local and national internships and clerkships.
In your final year, you will also choose from an industry or clinic placement, a law reform project or high-level research to complete the honours component of your degree.
If you wish to practise law, you should also familiarise yourself with the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in South Australia.
CRICOS CODE 089090B
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Degree structure
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Foundations of Law
Torts A
Legislation
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Principles of Public Law
Non Law Elective
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Contracts A
Criminal Law and Procedure
Torts B
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Contracts B
Land Law
Corporations Law A
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Contemporary Property Law
Law Elective
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Corporations Law B
Constitutional Law
Non Law Elective or Law Elective
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Lawyers, Ethics and Society
Law Elective
Non Law Elective
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Environment and Natural Resources Law
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Law Elective
Equity and Trusts
Non Law Elective or Law Elective
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Administrative Law
Evidence
Law Elective
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Dispute Resolution and Civil Litigation
·During the final year students must complete 18 units from the capstone courses as listed below
Law Reform Clinic
Legal Advice Clinic
Law Professional Placement
Research Project A
Research Project B
Our quality teaching, focus on developing your practical skills and opportunities to connect with industry beyond the classroom will ensure you graduate career-ready.
You will hold a desired skillset for a diverse range of careers including:
Arbitrator/Mediator: facilitating negotiation and settlement between disputing parties by providing direction and encouragement; working collaboratively with the parties and finding creative ways to reach a mutual solution
Human rights advocate: becoming a champion for social justice; defending the right for equal treatment of all people; helping develop training initiatives to educate particular audiences
In-house counsel: working closely with the chief executive of a business to understand strategic business issues, manage risk and offer tangible solutions; offering legal advice to business units
Judge’s associate: working closely with a judge in and out of court; conducting legal research; liaising with court staff, the legal profession, government departments, the press and the public; ensuring the effective and efficient conduct of the judge’s court
Law clerk: performing clerical work for courts and legal practices such as organising jury and witness lists, maintaining order in courts, executing court orders, processing court documents, documenting court proceedings
Paralegal: supporting legal practitioners with research on legal and regulatory requirements; trial prep; drafting of contracts and written reports; concentrating on a particular area of law such as personal injury, immigration or intellectual property
Parliamentary draftsperson: working with government bodies; drafting precise legal instruments; outlining proposed bills and regulations that will pass into new legislation
Policy/Ministerial adviser: analysing policies and their effects to provide advice and guidance to governments and organisations; offering strategic policy and planning advice on programs and operations; reviewing, developing, and implementing policies and strategies
Solicitor (with further study): commercial solicitor: focusing on business-specific legal practice such as: corporate, contract, competition, communications, commercial property, finance, employment, intellectual property, transport, sports and media law
personal solicitor: focusing on areas such as personal injury, family and tort law, criminal litigation, succession and inheritance, residential property, taxation and trusts
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
